Shadow puppetry, also known as "shadow play" and "light and shadow play", during the performance, the artist behind the white curtain illuminated by the lights, while manipulating the props of the opera characters, while singing the story with local tunes. In an era when there were no television movies, shadow puppetry was the sustenance of the spirit of generations. With the change of the times, shadow puppetry gradually declined, becoming the memory of the previous generation.
Mao Meiya of Shengli Town was born in the "shadow puppet family" and is the municipal inheritor of Luotian shadow puppetry. From an early age, he followed his father to learn and perform shadow puppetry, and he was very impressed, not only could he "pick a sign" to operate the shadow puppet, but also sing and play, and design the shadow puppet for carving and performing alone.
Mao Meiya's performance footprints are all over Eyuwan, and in 2008, she also went to Europe to participate in the performance in Finland. Speaking of shadow puppetry, Maumea opened the conversation box. In the past 20 years, he has gained the most traffic in ten miles and eight townships with his best shadow puppet plays, and when it comes to excitement, he can't help but hum the tune in the play.
Now, there are few opportunities to perform shadow puppetry, but Mao Meiya still insists.
The inheritor of shadow puppetry Mao Meiya This shadow puppet play is handed down from my ancestors, and I have sung it for more than twenty years. Although the market is not too good now, it is a treasure of China, so I also hope to pass it on forever.
Non-genetic inheritance should not only undertake the context, but also face the future, keep the original and open up new. In recent years, in order to adapt shadow puppet performances to market demand, the county cultural center has made some changes to the singing voice, performance repertoire, and performance forms. For example, the performance of traditional repertoire has been correspondingly reduced, and the traditional "bowl cavity" has reduced the most original singing because many audiences cannot understand it.
Rao Junhua, secretary of the party branch of the county cultural center, will actively strive to declare LuoTian shadow puppetry as a provincial-level project, and at the same time, as the sole inheritor, we will also declare him as a provincial-level inheritor. We will also strive for relevant policies to pass on shadow puppetry from generation to generation, and cannot be faulted in our generation.
Reporter Zhu Buyun Li Qiqi
Edited by Chen Shilei
Editor Wang Fenghua Director System Ding Zhiwu